In the past 20 years, he has represented companies in more than 100 trade remedy proceedings (anti-dumping measures, countervailing measures, and safeguards) across a wide range of industries. Chambers Global commentators state that they are "very impressed" with his advice regarding anti-dumping issues, noting that "Yves Melin is especially experienced in the field of trade remedies and customs law." Legal 500 writes that he is "energetic, responsive, knowledgeable, and friendly." Yves is also recognised by Who’s Who Legal: Trade & Customs 2020 EMEA as one of only nine Global Elite Thought Leaders in that space, commenting that Yves is “excellent in EU-China trade remedies work”.

In the customs area, Yves helps clients reduce duty exposure through customs compliance programs, customs duty suspension filings, and customs litigation. Chambers Global 2020 note that Yves has “notable experience in the co-ordination of customs recovery actions across multiple EU member states”. Yves is also one of the founders of Greenlane, an alliance of customs and international trade law firms. Greenlane consists of 55 trade and customs lawyers located throughout Europe, as well as in Brazil, China, India and Taiwan. Yves acts as Greenlane's pivotal EU and WTO law contact.

Yves is member of the editorial board of the Global Trade and Customs Journal where he publishes frequently, he lectures on trade and customs matters at the University of Antwerp, and he is a member of the steering committee of the Trade & Customs Law Academy of the University of Liège in Belgium.